MOUNT ST. MARY'S at BUCKNELL INVITATIONAL
Saturday, September 18^th | St. Francis Brooklyn, 1 p.m. | Mercyhurst, 7 p.m.
Sunday, September 19^th | Salem, 10:30 a.m. | Fordham, 3 p.m.
Lewisburg, Pa. | Kinney Natatorium
 
TOURNAMENT CENTRAL | VIDEO (SFBK & Salem)
 
EMMITSBURG, Md. (September 17, 2021) – Four games await Mount St. Mary's men's water polo this weekend as they travel to Bucknell for a tournament hosted by the Bison.

Games against St. Francis Brooklyn and Salem plan to be streamed.

MOUNT UPDATE

Mount St. Mary's stands 2-5 on the season after winning two games out of three at Erie. The Mount defeated Penn State Behrend Friday and Mercyhurst Saturday.

Among the five losses, three of them were within two goals. These include a 13-11 loss to Gannon, and back-to-back one goal losses to Salem and Iona on September 5^th.

Jason O'Donnell leads the team in goals with 30 and steals with 18. Freshman Nicholas Wallace-Whitfield had a productive weekend to lead all players in assists with 13 and all rookies in steals with 13. Hat tricks in Erie by fellow freshman Zach Fischer moved him into the rookie lead for goals with nine.

SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS

The four teams challenging the Mount have a combined 9-13 record coming into this weekend, ranging from 4-2 St. Francis Brooklyn to 0-5 Mercyhurst. Salem is 1-3 on the year with the lone win coming at the Mountaineers' expense two weekends ago.

ALL-TIME SERIES

Mount St. Mary's is 3-0 against Mercyhurst and 2-1 against Salem. This weekend marks the first meetings between the Mountaineers, Terriers and Rams.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Conference play begins September 25^th. The Mount travels for a matinee at George Washington and a night game at Johns Hopkins.